Nanaimo RCMP Serious Crime Unit investigators hope members of the public can help in locating Steven Michael Bacon, 59, of Nanaimo, who is a person of interest in Makayla Chang鈥檚 murder investigation.

Chang, who was 16, was reported missing in March 2017 and .

鈥淎t this point, we have exhausted all avenues of investigation and have been unable to locate Mr. Bacon,鈥� said Sgt. Rob Graves, who leads the Nanaimo SCU, in a press release Monday. 鈥淲hile we cannot rule out that he is in Nanaimo or remains on Vancouver Island, we have been unable to locate him and are now asking the entire country to help us, as we believe he has important information.鈥�

Police have released photos and a description of Bacon in order to assist in locating him and to advance the investigation. Steven Michael Bacon is Caucasian, 59, 5-foot-10 and 200 pounds with grey hair and/or facial hair. Bacon has a distinctive tear drop tattoo under his left eye, a Bugs Bunny tattoo on his upper right arm and an unidentified tattoo on the back of his right hand.

Bacon may also be using alternative names such as Michael Dufour, Michael Vincent Defoure, Steven Michael/Mike Vincent, or Mike Jannis and is known to use public transit.

Const. Gary O鈥橞rien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesman, said the last contact police had with Bacon was in 2017.

鈥淚nvestigators did reach out to him at one point and spoke with him, but we鈥檙e not saying where that conversation took place,鈥� O鈥橞rien said. 鈥淥ther than that we think he is somebody who could assist with the investigation.鈥�

O鈥橞rien said police are not saying if they have suspects, nor would they comment on details of the case as the investigation is ongoing.

鈥淲e鈥檙e not talking about suspects. We鈥檙e not talking about the details of this file. What we鈥檙e talking about is Mr. Bacon and we need to speak with him, so we鈥檙e hoping the public can assist us,鈥� O鈥橞rien said.

Police during what was then a missing-person investigation.

Anyone with information in relation to Mr. Bacon鈥檚 whereabouts is asked to contact their local police or the Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at or call 1-800-222-8477.

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